Vacationers can soon return to Newport Beach, as long as they stay for at least three nights, after the City Council voted Tuesday to loosen its pandemic-driven moratorium on short-term rentals.

With 1,545 active permits, Newport Beach is one of the cities in Southern California with the most short-term rentals – defined by the city as a lodging unit occupied for less than 30 ...

Newport Beach may extend its pandemic-driven moratorium on short-term rentals. The City Council will consider Tuesday renewing the temporary ban, or modifying restrictions to require a minimum ...

According to a recent count of registered rentals, Newport Beach is host to about 1,500 – and that’s just the ones City Hall knows about. “We’re a beach community where everyone wants to come.

In Newport Beach, city officials approved vacation rentals for three-night stays or more starting May 20. Most California counties are in an accelerated phase of Stage 2, which means retail and ...